FoE5: Creating with the Crowd--Crowdsourcing for Funding, Producing and Circulating Media Content.

Beyond the buzzword and gimmicks using the concept, crowdsourcing is emerging as a new way in which creators are funding media production, inviting audiences into the creation process and exploring new and innovative means of circulating media content. What are some of the innovative projects forging new paths forward, and what can be learned from them? How are attempts at crowdsourcing creating richer media content and greater ownership for fans? And what are the barriers and risks ahead for making these models more prevalent?

Responsive design is the web communities preferred approach for dealing with the compatibility issues caused by the great diversity of video viewing devices in use. TechTV have expanded its support for hosting videos (video <iframe> embedding) in pages configured for responsive delivery. Visit any video you own that has embedding enabled (or enable it temporarily)

TechTV now offers simplified collaboration upload features. These features are visible to owners and administrators of Protected collections (any collection can be upgraded to Protected status by its owner or administrators.) Registered TechTV users can be added to a Protected collection for a course by adding their names to the Collaborators user list. Appointed users can

We’ve gotten some great tips from folks to help you think about how to make your videos better. Take a look at what people are saying: Lack of high-quality audio in informal recording – this can be easily addressed by using a lavalier (clip-on) microphone – makes all the difference if people can hear what’s

The much-anticipated Code of Best Practices for Fair use in Academic and Research Libraries was released today and is available at: http://www.arl.org/bm~doc/code-of-best-practices-fair-use.pdf The MIT Libraries participated in the focus groups leading up to the creation of this document. This code joins a group of successful best practices in fair use documents coordinated by Peter Jaszi